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Sabaoth

Lord of hosts

Sabeans

captivity; conversion; old age

Sabtah

a going about or circuiting; old age

Sabtechah

that surrounds; that causes wounding

Sacar

wares; a price

Sadducees

followers of Sadoc, or Zadok

Sadoc

or Zadok, just; righteous

Salah

mission; sending

Salamis

shaken; test; beaten

Salathiel

asked or lent of God

Salcah

thy basket; thy lifting up

Salem

complete or perfect peace

Salim

foxes; fists; path

Sallai

Sallu, an exaltation; a basket

Salma

peace; perfection

Salmon

peaceable; perfect; he that rewards

Salome

same as Salmon

Samaria

watch-mountain

Samlah

his raiment; his left hand; his astonishment

Samos

full of gravel

Samothracia

an island possessed by the Samians and Thracians

Samson

his sun; his service; there the second time

Samuel

heard of God; asked of God

Sanballat

bramble-bush; enemy in secret

Sanhedrin

sitting together

Sansannah

bough or bramble of the enemy

Saph

rushes; sea-moss

Saphir

delightful

Sapphira

that relates or tells

Sarah

lady; princess; princess of the multitude

Sarai

my lady; my princess

Sardis

prince of joy

Sardites

removing a dissension

Sarepta

a goldsmith's shop

Sargon

who takes away protection

Sarid

remaining; hand of a prince

Saron

same as Sharon

Sarsechim

master of the wardrobe

Saruch

branch; layer; lining

Satan

contrary; adversary; enemy; accuser

Saul

demanded; lent; ditch; death

Sceva

disposed; prepared

Seba

a drunkard; that turns

Sebat

twig; scepter; tribe

Secacah

shadow; covering; defense

Sechu

defense; bough

Secundus

second

Segub

fortified; raised

Seir

Seirath, hairy; goat; demon; tempest

Sela

a rock

Sela-hammah-lekoth

rock of divisions

Selah

the end; a pause

Seled

affliction; warning

Seleucia

shaken or beaten by the waves

Sem

same as Shem

Semachiah

joined to the Lord

Semaiah

obeying the Lord

Semei

hearing; obeying

Senaah

bramble; enemy

Seneh

same as Senaah

Senir

bed-candle; changing

Sennacherib

bramble of destruction

Seorim

gates; hairs; tempests

Sephar

book; scribe; number

Sepharad

a book descending

Sepharvaim

the two books; the two scribes

Serah

lady of scent; song; the morning star

Seraiah

prince of the Lord

Seraphim

burning; fiery

Sered

dyer's vat

Sergius

net

Serug

branch; layer; twining

Seth

put; who puts; fixed

Sethur

hid; destroying

Shaalabbim

understanding, or son of a fox

Shaalbim

that beholds the heart

Shaalbonite

a fox's building

Schaaph

fleeing; thinking

Shaaraim

gates; valuation; hairs

Shaashgaz

he that presses the fleece; that shears the sheep

Shabbethai

my rest

Shachia

protection of the Lord

Shadrach

tender, nipple

Shage

touching softly; multiplying much

Shalem

same as Salem

Shalim

same as Salim

Shalisha

three; the third; prince; captain

Shallum

perfect; agreeable

Shalmai

my garment

Shalman

peaceable; perfect; that rewards

Shalmaneser

peace; tied; chained; perfection; retribution

Shamariah

throne or keeping of the Lord

Shamed

destroying; wearing out

Shamer

keeper; thorn; dregs

Shamgar

named a stranger; he is here a stranger

Shamhuth

desolation; destruction

Shamir

Shamer, prison; bush; lees; thorn

Shammah

loss; desolation; astonishment

Shammai

my name; my desolations

Shammoth

names; desolations

Shammuah

he that is heard; he that is obeyed

Shamsherai

there a singer or conqueror

Shapham

Shaphan, rabbit; wild rat; their lip; their brink

Shaphat

judge

Sharai

my lord; my prince; my song

Sharar

navel; thought; singing

Sharezer

overseer of the treasury, or of the storehouse

Sharon

his plain; his song

Shashai

rejoicing; mercy; linen

Shashak

a bag of linen; the sixth bag

Shaul

Saul, asked; lent; a grave

Shaveh

the plain; that makes equality

Shealtiel

same as Salathiel

Sheariah

gate of the Lord; tempest of the Lord

Shear-jashub

the remnant shall return

Sheba

captivity; old man; repose; oath

Shebam

compassing about; old men

Shebaniah

the Lord that converts, or recalls from captivity

Shebarim

breakings; hopes

Sheber

breaking; hope

Shebna

who rests himself; who is now captive

Shebuel

turning, or captivity, or seat, of God

Shecaniah

habitation of the Lord

Shechem

part; portion; back early in the morning

Shedeur

field of light; light of the Almighty

Shehariah

mourning or blackness of the Lord

Shelah

that breaks; that unties; that undresses

Shelemiah

God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace

Sheleph

who draws out

Shelesh

captain; prince

Shelomi

Shelomith, my peace; my happiness; my recompense

Shelumiel

same as Shelemiah

Shem

name; renown

Shema

hearing; obeying

Shemaiah

that hears or obeys the Lord

Shemariah

God is my guard

Shemeber

name of force; name of the strong

Shemer

guardian; thorn

Shemida

name of knowledge; that puts knowledge

Sheminith

eighth (an eight-stringed instrument)

Shemiramoth

the height of the heavens

Shemuel

appointed by God

Shen

tooth; ivory; change

Shenazar

treasurer of a tooth

Shenir

lantern; light that sleeps

Shephatiah

the Lord that judges

Shephi

beholder; honeycomb; garment

Shepho

desert

Shephuphan

serpent

Sherah

flesh; relationship

Sherebiah

singing with the Lord

Sheshach

bag of flax or linen

Sheshai

six; mercy; flax

Sheshan

lily; rose; joy; flax

Sheshbazzar

joy in tribulation; joy of the vintage

Shethar

putrefied; searching

Shethar-boznai

that makes to rot; that seeks those who despise me

Sheva

vanity; elevation; fame; tumult

Shibboleth

Sibboleth, ear of corn; stream or flood

Shibmah

overmuch captivity, or sitting

Shicron

drunkenness; his gift; his wages

Shiggaion

a song of trouble or comfort

Shihon

sound; wall of strength

Shihor-libnah

blackness of Libnah

Shilhi

Shilhim, bough; weapon; armor

Shillem

peace; perfection; retribution

Shiloah

same as Siloah

Shiloh

sent

Shiloh (name of a city)

peace; abundance

Shilom

tarrying; peace-maker

Shilshah

three; chief; captain

Shimeah

Shimeath, that hears, or obeys; perdition

Shimei

Shimi, that hears or obeys; my reputation; my fame

Shimeon

same as Simeon

Shimma

same as Shimeah

Shimon

providing well; fatness; oil

Shimrath

hearing; obedient

Shimshai

my son

Shimri

thorn; dregs

Shimrith

Shimron, same as Shimri

Shinab

father of changing

Shinar

watch of him that sleeps

Shiphi

multitude

Shiphrah

handsome; trumpet; that does good

Shisha

of marble; pleasant

Shishak

present of the bag; of the pot; of the thigh

Shitrai

gatherer of money

Shittim

thorns

Shiza

this gift

Shoa

kings; tyrants

Shobab

returned; turned back; a spark

Shobach

your bonds; your chains

Shobai

turning captivity

Shobal

path; ear of corn

Shobek

made void; forsaken

Shochoh

defense; a bough

Shoham

keeping back

Shomer

keeper; dregs

Shophach

pouring out

Shophan

rabbit; hid

Shoshannim

those that shall be changed

Shua

crying; saving

Shuah

ditch; swimming; humiliation

Shual

fox; path; first

Shubael

returning captivity; seat of God

Shuham

talking; thinking; humiliation; budding

Shulamite

peaceable; perfect; that recompenses

Shunem

their change; their sleep

Shuni

changed; sleeping

Shuphim

Shuppim, wearing them out; their shore

Shur

wall; ox; that beholds

Shushan

lily; rose; joy

Shuthelah

plant; verdure; moist; pot

Sia

moving; help

Sibbechai

bough; cottage; of springs

Sibmah

conversion; captivity

Sichem

portion; shoulder

Siddim

the tilled field

Sidon

hunting; fishing; venison

Sigionoth

according to variable songs or tunes,

Sihon

rooting out; conclusion

Sihor

black; trouble (the river Nile)

Silas

three, or the third

Silla

exalting

Siloa

Siloam, Siloe, same as Shilhi

Silvanus

who loves the forest

Simeon

that hears or obeys; that is heard

Simon

that hears; that obeys

Sin

bush

Sinai

a bush; enmity

Sinim

south country,

Sion

noise; tumult

Sippai

threshold; silver cup

Sinon

a breast-plate; deliverance

Sisamai

house; blindness

Sisera

that sees a horse or a swallow

Sitnah

hatred

Sivan

a bush or thorn

Smyrna

myrrh

So

a measure for grain; vail

Socoh

tents; tabernacles

Sodi

my secret

Sodom

their secret; their cement

Solomon

peaceable; perfect; one who recompenses

Sopater

Sosipater, who defends the father

Sophereth

scribe, numbering

Sorek

vine; hissing; a color inclining to yellow

Sosthenes

savior; strong; powerful

Sotai

conclusion in pleading; binding

Spain

rare; precious

Stachys

spike or ear of corn

Stephanas

crown; crowned

Stephen

same as Stephanas

Suah

speaking; entreating; ditch

Succoth

tents; tabernacles

Succoth-benoth

the tents of daughters, or young women; or prostitutes

Sud

my secret

Sur

that withdraws or departs; rebellion

Susanna

lily; rose; joy

Susi

horse; swallow; moth

Sychar

end

Syene

a bush; enmity

Syntyche

that speaks or discourses

Syracuse

that draws violently

Roswell D. Hitchcock, Bible Names Dictionary, from An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names (1869). Public domain. Text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.